Trump Corruption

The Hill reports: Former White House lawyer Ty Cobb on Tuesday predicted the U.S. Supreme Court could rule “9-0” in favor of former President Trump in a potential appeal of Colorado Supreme Court’s new ruling that would kick Trump off the state’s ballot. “I think this case will be handled quickly, I think it could be 9-0 in the Supreme …

The New York Times reports: Former President Donald J. Trump on Tuesday doubled down on his widely condemned comment that undocumented immigrants are “poisoning the blood of our country,” rebuffing criticism that the language echoed Adolf Hitler by insisting that he had never read the Nazi dictator’s autobiographical manifesto. He said on Tuesday night in a speech in Iowa that …

“Americans of faith are not a threat to our country, Americans of faith are the soul of our country and they have been from the beginning. I will defend religion and I will defend ‘In God We Trust.’ “And you know that very important phrase is under siege, you do know that right? We will defend it 100%. When Joe …

Ben Kochman writes for the New York Post: Donald Trump keeps sharing a photo on social media featuring a bright-red arrow pointing at the head of a bearded man at his civil fraud trial — claiming he is the son of the judge. The Post can now confirm that the pictured bespectacled, well-groomed target is not the kin of Manhattan …

“Unsurprisingly, the all-Democrat appointed Colorado Supreme Court has ruled against President Trump, supporting a Soros-funded, left-wing group’s scheme to interfere in an election on behalf of Crooked Joe Biden by removing President Trump’s name from the ballot and eliminating the rights of Colorado voters to vote for the candidate of their choice. We have full confidence that the U.S. Supreme …

The Daily Beast reports: A New York federal jury in May already found that Trump sexually abused the journalist E. Jean Carroll, awarding her $5 million. But that issue is coming back with a vengeance next month, with Trump bracing for a punishing second trial specifically over the way he defamed her from the White House by denying her claims. …

“Well, of course they’ll sue me again for it when I say that, but yeah, I do. But they want me– they want me to lie. They basically they are suing me in order to lie for them. I’m sorry, I can’t do it. If I showed you the evidence right now, and I think you’ve played it on your …

The Messenger reports: A federal appeals court in Washington, D.C., agreed to hear oral arguments early next month on Donald Trump’s bid to dismiss Special Counsel Jack Smith’s election-subversion indictment on the ground that he had immunity while president from criminal prosecution. The D.C. Circuit of the U.S. Court of Appeals said in its one-page order that it will convene …

The Messenger reports: For at least the fifth time, former President Donald Trump on Monday lost an attempt to dismiss his civil fraud case through a maneuver seeking a directed verdict in his favor. In tossing Trump’s latest challenge, Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Arthur Engoron reminded the former president that “a lie is still a lie.” “At least five times …

CNN reports: Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss, the two Georgia election workers who won a nearly $150 million verdict against Rudy Giuliani for defamation on Friday, have sued him again, asking a federal judge to permanently prohibit him from lying about them. The lawsuit comes as Giuliani has continued to make false statements about their work as absentee ballot counters …

Reuters reports: Eight European diplomats interviewed by Reuters said there were doubts about whether Trump would honor Washington’s commitment to defend NATO allies and acute fears he would cut off aid to Ukraine amid its war with Russia. One diplomat, whose country is a NATO member, and one other diplomat in Washington said their missions have outlined in diplomatic cables …

“This case should have been brought in Georgia. It was brought in D.C. to get it before the most anti-Trump set of juries and judges in the world. I mean, if you’re a lawyer, you will tell your client or malpractice comes about, if you’re a Trump person, you’re not getting a fair trial in the District of Columbia. “Now, …

“Last night Donald Trump channeled his role models as he parroted Adolf Hitler, praised Kim Jong Un, and quoted Vladimir Putin while running for president on a promise to rule as a dictator and threaten American democracy. “Trump is not shying away from his plan to lock up millions of people into detention camps and continues to lie about that …

“There is an urgency where we have to now bypass the appellate division. We can’t go through the normal course of process in the court system. And let’s just go right up to the Supreme Court, Larry. The only urgency that I can see is that there is an election in November 2024 and they can’t beat him. “So for …

Bloomberg News reports: Former President Donald Trump said he’d end tax exemptions for universities deemed to be left-leaning if voters return him to the White House, pointing to the uproar over campus antisemitism that engulfed three college presidents in recent weeks. Trump told a campaign rally in Durham, New Hampshire, he’d remove tax advantages for universities that discriminate against conservatives, …

“We got a lot of work to do. They’re poisoning the blood of our country. That’s what they’ve done. They poisoned. Mental institutions and prisons all over the world, not just in South America, not just the three or four countries that we think about, but all over the world. They’re coming into our country from Africa, from Asia, all …

Reuters reports: Donald Trump on Friday appealed a gag order restricting the former U.S. president from publicly talking about court staff in his New York civil fraud trial to the state’s highest court. Trump unsuccessfully appealed the order to a mid-level appeals court, arguing it violated his right to free speech. The mid-level court, known as the Appellate Division, on …

The New York Times reports: Material from a binder with highly classified information connected to the investigation into Russian efforts to meddle in the 2016 election disappeared in the final days of Donald J. Trump’s presidency, two people familiar with the matter said. Mr. Trump was deeply focused on what was in the binder, a person close to him said. …

Mediaite reports: “That’ll be $148 million, please!” Newsmax host Greg Kelly exclaimed after welcoming Giuliani to Greg Kelly Reports on Friday night. “You got any money you can loan me, Greg?” Giuliani replied before laughing. “It seems totally ludicrous,” Kelly said while referencing Giuliani’s wild presser after the jury’s handed down its decision. “I thought you were terrific after the …

“I have to analyze this. Obviously – possibly – we’ll move for a new trial. Certainly we’ll appeal. The absurdity of the number merely underscores the absurdity of the entire proceeding where I’ve not been able to offer one single piece of evidence in defense. Of which I have a lot. “So I am quite confident that when this case …